The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-11

| were read and adopted.
PETITIONS.
Noble Castle presented petition from
| Henry F. Poor, praying that certain
| amount due him for salary be paid. Re
| ferred to Committee on Foreign Affairs.
CIVIL SERVICE.
| Noble Townsend presented the following
| petition from residents and taxpayers of
| Honolulu:
To the House of Mobiles and Representa-
| tives of the Hawaiian Islands in Legisla-
ture assembled-In view of the natural
| and deep anxiety felt by the undersigned
| taxpayers of the Hawaiian Islands as to
| the future honest and legal expenditure OF
| public moneys, the accompanying petition
| has been prepared and is now respectfully
presented: l. With a prayer that no per-
| son whatever whose past history in the
public service of this or any other State
involves in the slightest degree any malad-
mnistration of public funds or any pre-
sumed defalcatiOn shall ever be permitted
in the future to handle public moneys or
hold any Office whatever IN the public ser
vice of the Hawaiian people.
2. That no person whatever shall be per-
mitted to hold any Government situation
whilst notorious for nOnpayment of debts ;
and that a we'll subStantiated report of his
unwillingness to pay them may be suf-
fcient cause for report to be made to the
Minister, with a view to the person COM
planned of being dismissed from the public
employ.
3. That no public Official committing de-
Gberately an act of fraudulent bankruptcy
or compromising with his creditors shall be
permitted to remain in the public service.
i. That as 1t is evident to your petition
erS from past experience that nothing but
severely coercive measures will insure
with the many enforced integrity and
bring the civil service of the Islands up to
the required standard of purity and hon
esty, bill shall be brought in during the
coming session of the Legislature which
shall have for its object the impressing on
Salaried employees of the Government
that there is nothing more than their pay
to be made out of the place they fill, and
that in future it will be felony for any per-
son in the public employ who may be
authorized to buy anything tor the Gov
eminent to make any bargain by which
the Government has to pay money to a
third party for supplies of any nature or
for personal service to take or receive or
keep any discount or rebate off the account
presented by such party, or by anyone on
his behalf. for payment and settlement,
and that such rebate or discount. whether
demanded or offered, shall be declared to
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longing to the Government, and not to the
party purchasing or taking on the Govern
ment's behalf, who is paid by the Govern
ment sufficient salary for the place he
fills, and to induce honesty and entire in
tegrity of purpose.
Referred to Miscellaneous Committee.
A BATCH OF PETITIONS.
Rep. Hustace presented petition from
Portuguese residents containing two pray
ers: 1st. Relating to the Homestead Act.
I'd. That the Chinese be excluded from any
work required on public works, and the
preference be given to Portuguese in all
cases. Referred to Committee on Public
Lands.
The honorable member also presented a
petition from the same source, praying;
1st. That the so-called Courts of Justice
throughout the Kingdom be abolished and
reformed, and good and competent Judges
appointed. ID That a competent Portu-
guese interpreter be appointed for the
Courts. Referred TO Judiciary Committee.
The honorable member also presented a
third petition from the same source, pray
ing that Asiatie immigration be stopped. |
Referred to Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
Rep. Paehaole presented petition from |
Molokai, praying that article AZ of the
Constitution be amended. Referred to |
Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Nakaleka presented a petition |
from Molokal, praying that all native Ha-
wallans be allowed to practice medicine |
without any restriction. Referred to SAM
tary Committee.
REPORT OF THE SANITARY COMMITTEE.
Noble Waterhouse presented the follow
ing report:
Hon. S. g. Wilder, President of the Leg
We, the undersigned COM
mittee, to whom was referred the petition
from Hilo praying that Government hos
pital for the island of Hawaii be established
in the town of HilO, respectfully beg to
submit: That in view of the facts that the
population of Hawaii is rapidly increas-
ing, and its great distance from the hospi-
tai IN Honolulu, thereby mourning danger
and expense to the sick and suffering, we
deem it matter of necessity that hospi-
tai similar in point of efficiency to the one
now at Wailuku, Maui, be established
there.
Therefore we recommend that the petit
ton be laid on the table until the regular
session, to be considered with the Appro-
Driation bill
Respectfully submitted
HENRY WATERHoUsE
JOHN RICHARDSON,
H. DEACON,
C. F. HoRNkR,
ID. kAMAI
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